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bookobijige vai gh
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s/he breaks something in two (with hands)



nibookobijige 1s - 3s ind; imbookobijige 1s ind; bookobijige 3s ind; bookobijiged 3s conj; bwaakobijiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bookobijige-/

nibookobijige1s - 3s ind es
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imbookobijige1s ind gh
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bookobijige3s ind gh
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es
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bookobijiged3s conj gh
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es
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bwaakobijiged3s ch-conj gh
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bookobijige /bookobijige-/: /bookobid-/ stem of bookobidoon vti2 ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

bookobidoon vti2 break it in two (with hands)
(detransitive) bookobijige vai s/he breaks something in two (with hands)

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